Olympic gold medallist guilty in drug case

Queensland Olympic gold medallist Chantelle Newbery has been placed on a drug diversion program after pleading guilty to drug charges.

The 37-year-old champion diver pleaded guilty in the Cleveland Magistrates Court on Thursday to possession of dangerous drugs and failing to properly dispose of syringes, a court official said.

Newbery was placed on a drug diversion program and no conviction was recorded.

She was fined $300 for failing to appear in the Wynnum Magistrates Court earlier this year.

A police spokeswoman said Newbery was arrested at a Lota property on March 28 after allegedly being caught with a quantity of methylamphetamine.

Newbery won Australia's first Olympic diving gold medal since 1924 in the women's 10m platform in Athens in 2004.

Her victory was Australia's first women's Olympic diving title.